Who doesn’t love a cock-tail with brunch? And Mint juleps are just the start of the delights available here on Sunday. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool –…
Chocolate is probably the closest we’ll ever come to the food of the gods — and Dana Cain celebrates the delectable confection every year with the Colorado Chocolate Festival, which today returns to the Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 East 58th Avenue, with celebrity guests, vendors, guest speakers, live music, events,…
The amazing saga of Amazing Jake’s will draw to a close on Saturday, when the entire contents of the 65,000 square-foot facility at 1400 South Abilene in Aurora will be auctioned off by Super Auctions. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone to bring their favorite entertainment experience into the…
A new Indian restaurant featuring cuisine from both the North and South of India opened last Friday at 3055 South Parker Road in Aurora. Jai Ho Indian Kitchen, Bar, and Lounge has a lengthy menu with many chicken dishes, as well as a handful of mutton, biriyanis, and quite a…
If the mojito happy hour that runs from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday isn’t enough to make you happy, these empanadas off the new appetizer menu should do the trick. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
Twirling the stem of a glass of 2009 Infinite Monkey Theorem Sauvignon Blanc between my fingers, I dive in with my nose and inhale like L.A. in the 1980s. And…nothing. I stare inquisitively into the glass and wonder when I’ll be able to pick up distinct smells, when I’ll understand…
Cinco de Mayo wasn’t really patio weather after all — a lucky break for the Blue Bonnet, the deceivingly named Mexican restaurant now finishing a patio expansion project that will increase its outdoor seating by 30 percent. “We’re on the tail end of it,” says owner Gary Mobell. “Weather permitting,…
Rialto Café 934 16th Street 303-893-2233 www.rialtocafe.com…
Neapolitan pizza peeps Pizza Republica has completely exploded its happy hour menu. Before, you could just get discounted pizzas, but the Greenwood Village pizzeria recently expanded its happyt-hour offerings to include mussels, meatballs, mushroom ravioli, flatbread, bruschetta and panini sliders. One thing that didn’t expand was the restaurant’s pizza. In…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Mark Tarbell. To read part one of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Chef Fernand Chambrette, the former chef de cuisine — he passed away in January — at La Varenne École de Cuisine in Paris. On the surface, he was…
Irony, thy name is Holistic Medicine If you’re a proponent of alternative medicine, make sure you’re taking the correct dosage of tree-hugging meds — or you could end up buried under the big branch. Gary Null, a nutrition author and self-described health guru with his own line of dietary supplements…
In the 2006 Westword story “Pot of Gold,” we detailed a strange expedition to the wilds of Ethiopia to find the fabled origins of the Geisha, one of the world’s most celebrated and expensive coffees. Among the coffee fanatics who went along was Joseph Brodsky, co-founder, along with his brother…
How would you prefer to kick off your weekend — at a wine dinner, a wine-tasting benefit or a full-blown, three-day wine experience? You’re spoiled for choice tonight with four different wine-centric events: Black Pearl, 1529 South Pearl Street, hosts a Pink Wine Dinner — which is also the Infinite…
It’s not quite spring, but there’s hope: Ramps and morels are on the menu. If the weather wasn’t so cold and rainy, the waiter could open the glass garage door that separates our table from the patio. Soon, he says. Beyond the patio and the parking lot, everything’s dark —…
I’m having trouble figuring out the best way to lift my 32-ounce schooner of Rolling Rock, the beer so big it comes with a (plastic) boat floating on top, the beer that goes for only a dollar — a dollar! — from 4 to 8 p.m. on Fridays and all…
I’ve used beer to cool the fires of green chile, Buffalo wings and jalapeno poppers. I’ve chugged it like water on scalding hot days and sipped it like wine to help turn down the heat of fiery discussions. I’ve drank it warm, but heaven is when it’s cold. So, what…
The Place: Jax Fish House, 1539 Seventeeth Street, 303-292-5767. The Hours: Everyday from 4 until 6 p.m. The Deal: Appetizers range from $4 to $6; $4 specialty cocktails and select wines by the glass; $3 well drinks; $2.50 Coors Light drafts. The Digs: There is nothing spectacular about the decor…
Moe’s Original Bar B Que is moving up Broadway. The ‘Bama-style barbeque chain that got its start in the Vail Valley came down to Denver two years ago, moving next to the Gothic at 3295 South Broadway. And as the photo above shows, a second Denver Moe’s — this one…
Ondo’s, the tapas bar at 250 Steele Street that opened last fall, recently expanded its hours to include lunch. And the lunch menu — and the lunch menu only — features what owner Curt Steinbecker believes are the only authentic bocadillos in Denver. Steinbecker describes bocadillos as “Spanish-style, hot baguette…
Steuben’s 523 East 17th Avenue 303-830-1001 www.steubens.com…
A sunny Cinco de Mayo — what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please share them in the comments below.)…
Theme parties serve many essential purposes, adding an element of the theatrical to drinking in your backyard, allowing your inner creativity and Cher wig to flow, and providing an excuse to wear spandex pants (or no pants’ no one judges at a theme party). Looking to go beyond the Ugly…
